यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं धार्मिकं चोर्जितं महत् २२.
Whatever being possesses greatness, virtue, and power,
तन्नूनं मम भग्नौ च बाहू तेन दुरात्मना २२.
That indeed, my arms have been broken by that wicked one.
योऽसौ वज्रांगतनयस्त्वया दत्तवरः प्रभो २२.
He, the son of Vajranga, to whom you granted a boon, O Lord,
यत्तन्महीसमुद्रस्य तटं शार्विकतीर्थकम् २२.
That which is the shore of the great ocean, the holy place of Sharvī,
ऋद्धयः सर्वदेवानां गृहीतास्तेन सर्वतः २२.
The prosperity of all the gods has been seized by him everywhere.
चंद्रसूर्यौ ग्रहास्तारा यच्चान्यद्देवपक्षतः २२.
The moon, the sun, the planets, the stars, and whatever else belongs to the gods' side.
वयं च विधृता स्तेन बहूपहसितास्तथा २२.
We have been restrained and mocked as thieves by many.
तद्वयं शरणं प्राप्ताः पीडिताः क्षुत्तृषार्दिताः २२.
Therefore, afflicted and tormented by hunger and thirst, we have come to you for refuge.
इत्युक्तः स्वात्मभूर्देवः सुरैर्दैत्यविचेष्टितम् २२.
Thus addressed, the self-born god heard from the gods about the actions of the Daitya.
अवध्यस्तारको दैत्यः सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः २२.
The Daitya Tāraka cannot be slain by any of the gods or asuras.
मया च वरदानेन च्छन्दयित्वा निवारितः॥ २२.
And by granting him a boon, I myself, having been pleased, made him invulnerable.
तपसा स हिदीप्तोऽभूत्त्रैलोक्यदहनात्मकः २२.
By his austerity, he became blazing, capable of burning the three worlds.
स च सप्तदिनो बालः शंकराद्यो भविष्यति २२.
A child, born after seven days, will arise from Śaṃkara.
सतीनामा तु या देवी विनष्टा दक्षहेलया २२.
The goddess named Satī was destroyed due to Dakṣa’s disrespect.
शंकरस्य च तस्याश्च यत्नः कार्यः समागमे २२.
Śaṃkara and she must strive for union.
इत्युक्तास्त्रिदशास्तेन साक्षात्कलयोनिना २२.
Thus were the gods addressed by him, the direct source of creation.
ततो गतेषु देवेषु ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः २२.
Then, when the gods had departed, Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds,
ततो भगवती रात्रिरुपतस्थे पितामहम् २२.
Then the goddess Night approached the grandsire.
विभावरि महाकार्यं विबुधानामुपस्थितम् २२.
O Night, a great task concerning the gods has arisen.
तारकोनाम दैत्येंद्रः सुरकेतुरनिर्ज्जितः २२.
Tāraka, the lord of the Daityas, the banner of the gods, is unconquered.
सुतः स भविता तस्य तारकस्यांतकारकः २२.
A son will be born to him, who will bring about Tāraka’s end.
अर्धनारीश्वरं देवं व्याप्य विश्वमवस्थितम् २२.
The god Ardhanārīśvara, pervading the universe, is established therein.
ततो नारी पृथग्जाता पुरुषश्च तथा पृथक् २२.
From him, woman was born separately, and likewise man separately.
एकादश च रुद्राश्च पुरुषास्तस्य चांशजाः २२.
And the eleven Rudras, men, were born as his portions.
भजस्व पुत्रीं जगती ममापि च तवापि च २२.
Accept as your daughter the one who belongs to the world, to me, and to you as well.
एवमुक्तो मया दक्षः पुत्रीत्वे परि कल्पिताम् २२.
Thus addressed by me, Daksha considered her as established in the role of a daughter.
ततः काले चँ कस्मिंश्चिदवमेने च तां पिता २२.
Then, after some time, her father disregarded her.
ये रुद्रं नैव मन्यंते ते स्फुटं कुलकज्जलाः २२.
Those who do not honor Rudra are certainly a disgrace to their lineage.
अवमानेन तस्यापि यथा देवी जहौ तनुम् २२.
Because of that disrespect, the goddess too abandoned her body.
अधुना हिमशैलस्य भवित्री दुहिता च सा २२.
Now, she will become the daughter of the mountain Himavat.